Klarinet Archive - Posting 000854.txt from 1998/05

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Cut on mouthpiece
Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 05:25:37 -0400

At 02:13 PM 5/15/98 +1000, Rodger Graham-Wilson wrote:
>
>I have a Charles Bay mouthpiece and I also use a Rovner Ligature. I do not
>haveany kind of scuff mark or scratching on the surface of the moutpice. I
>believe that it could be that my mouthpiece is a smaller width that others.
>
>...But, I believe that it could just be the size of the mouthpiece (the width
>where the ligature is placed).
>
>Does anyone else have a theory???
>
You may be onto something. If the ligature is going around a larger
diameter object, the screw might contact the surface. Those with problems
might try moving the ligature slightly toward the tip of the reed, where
the mouthpiece is smaller.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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